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		<title>Get Your Credit Score</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When should you get your credit report?  At least twice per year to check for fraud, as well as before any major financial decision (debt settlement/refinancing, home loan/mortgage, car loan, etc.) and after identity theft has been possible (wallet lost/stolen, robbery, break-in, car theft, etc.).

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For years I&#8217;ve been writing about credit scores, telling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Started in Stock Investing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So this year the tax return fairy brought you $100, and you finally want to get started with investing the stock market.  Good for you!
A friend of mine recently posed a similar question to me about how he can get started in with investing with a small sum.  This, in short, was my answer.
The best [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/getting-started-in-stock-investing/</link>
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		<title>Your Credit Card Company&#8217;s Website is NOT Secure!</title>
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I&#8217;ve heard this a few times recently: that the homepage of your credit card company is not secure because the URL doesn&#8217;t begin with https://
Unfortunately, this rumor has been perpetuated by people who know just enough to be dangerous, but not enough to be right 100% of the time.
While it&#8217;s true that looking for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/your-credit-card-companys-website-is-not-secure/</link>
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		<title>HGTV Builds a You a Dream House&#8230; And then you Wake up.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I saw the episode of the popular Dream House television program where the crew built a brand new dreamhouse for a disabled woman, living with HIV, who had also infected her two daughters, all of whom lived in one of the worst neighborhoods in (if I recall correctly) Southern California, I&#8217;ve wondered what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/hgtv-builds-a-you-a-dream-house-and-then-you-wake-up/</link>
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		<title>What is Microcredit?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microcredit involves making small loans to persons who are not &#8216;bankable&#8217; (meaning they could not get a loan from a traditional bank).  This audience often consists of the very poor, unsuccessful entrpreneurs, or unemployed people.
Although the business models differ, there exist many non-profits that supply microcredit, as well as several businesses, and individuals.
Individuals seeking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/what-is-microcredit/</link>
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		<title>What Can I do to Reduce My Energy Bills?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As summer kicks into high gear and many people begin to feel the pinch of higher energy bills we could all use some quick tips on improving the efficiency in our homes.
This list is by no means complete, but it should at least get you thinking about things you could all year &#8217;round to help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/what-can-i-do-to-reduce-my-energy-bills-2/</link>
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		<title>I Cosigned on a Home and Now the Other Party has Abandoned it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a classic example of a trainwreck of a financial situation, and the best way to get out of it.  I found this story floating around the internet, and I think the lessons from it are valuable enough to post here.
If any part of this sordid tale describes you, then please seek help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/i-cosigned-on-a-home-and-now-the-other-party-has-abandonded-it/</link>
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		<title>What Can I do to Reduce My Energy Bills?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As summer kicks into high gear and many people begin to feel the pinch of higher energy bills we could all use some quick tips on improving the efficiency in our homes.
This list is by no means complete, but it should at least get you thinking about things you could all year &#8217;round to help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/what-can-i-do-to-reduce-my-energy-bills/</link>
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		<title>Credit Score Simulation - How Your Score is Affected</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it is difficult to know how different actions are going to affect your credit score.  Recently free credit reports have become available to people once a year (or more often, in some states).  Because of this, you may want to estimate what your score is in between free credit checks (although it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/credit-score-simulation-how-will-my-score-be-affected/</link>
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		<title>Can I pay my mortgage with a Credit Card?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes you can.  There are two ways to make a mortgage payment with your credit card. 
The first way is to use the convenience checks that credit card companies send out every so often.  These checks work like those you would write from a checking account, but they draw against your credit rather [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://financemaze.com/index.php/archive/can-i-pay-my-mortgage-with-a-credit-card/</link>
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